Jamb bead



Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMB :BEAD

Application inea July 1, 1931. seriai No. 548,247.

This invention relates to a jamb bead especially adapted to be used atthe door opening in a wall and it consists in the novel featureshereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a bead for door frames and thelike and the saine consists of a simple structure having maximumstrength and rigidity.

The bead consists of a strip upon itself to provide longitudinal edgesand having` anges at the inner edges of the folds said flanges beingparallel with each other and adapted to receive the studding of the wallbetween them. The flanges are provided with openings through which Wedgeblocks, not shown, may be inserted to properly position the bead uponthe studding and to cause the bead to fit within the door frame.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a transverse sectional view ofthe j amb bead showing the same applied to a wall and studding.

Figure 2 is a broken the jamb bead.

Figure 3 is a detailed horizontal sectional view of the jamb b ead cuton the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

The jamb bead consists of a strip of metall folded upon itself as at 2and having longitudinally disposed flanges 3 at the inner edges of thefolds 2. The flanges 3 are parallel with relation to each other and whenthe bead is applied to the door opening the ianges 3 receive thestudding 4 between them. Nails or other suitable securing devices 5 maybe driven through the anges 3 into the studding 4. The flanges 3 areprovided at intervals with openings 6 through which Wedge blocks (notshown) may be inserted for properly spacing the iamb bead with relationto the studding. The frame 7 may be mounted upon the strip l and thelaths 8 and plaster 9 may be attached to the studding in a usual manner.

Having described the invention What is claimed is.

A j amb bead for application to the frame of a `door comprising a stripof metal folded upon itself along lines spaced Within its edges, saidfolds extending longitudinally of perspective view of of metal folded lHENRY F. DEUBNER.

